Who just got promoted and appointed in the Australian Public Service

The Morrison government made flurry of public service and board appointments on Friday, as it cleared the decks ahead of the Christmas break.

Scott Morrison also revealed Immigration Minister David Coleman had been granted indefinite leave for personal reasons. Alan Tudge will take over his ministerial responsibilities.

Here's who got promoted, appointed and is leaving the Commonwealth bureaucracy:

Australia's deputy high commissioner to the United Kingdom, Matthew Anderson, has been named as the next director of the Australian War Memorial. The career diplomat, veteran and children's book author will replace Dr Brendan Nelson.

Rachel Noble will become the first woman to lead a major Australian intelligence agency as the new Director-General of the Australian Signals Directorate. Lieutenant General John Frewen has been acting in the role after former director-general Mike Burgess was picked to lead the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation in August. Ms Noble's appointment comes six months after she was last promoted to head the Australian Cyber Security Centre.

Helen Nugent will return for a second two-year term as chair of the National Disability Insurance Agency board. This is after concerns were raised that she had conducted NDIA meetings out of Macquarie Group headquarters in Sydney and used her personal email, connected to the bank's server, for NDIS matters.

Paul O'Sullivan, Robyn Kruk, John Langoulant, Estelle Pearson, Sandra Birkensleigh, James Minto, Glenn Keys and John Walshhave also been reappointed to the NDIA board, while Andrea Staines and Dr Martin Laverty will depart at the end of their current terms.

Professor Jane Burns has been newly appointed to the NDIA board. She is currently Mental Health and Wellbeing Innovator at Bupa and Professor of Innovation and chair of the Centre for Mental Health at Swinburne University.

Eric Groom and Justin Oliver have been appointed as full-time Commonwealth members of the Australian Energy Regulator, while Catriona Lowe will become a full-time state/territory member.

Mr Groom has been part of the Australian Energy Regulator's Consumer Challenge Panel and held senior roles at the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales.

Mr Oliver was head of the ACCC's regulatory law practice, where he was responsible for advising the ACCC on all aspects of electricity network and gas pipeline regulation and contributed to the establishment of the Australian Energy Regulator.

Ms Lowe has held roles with the Consumer Action Law Centre, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman and the ACCC. She is currently chair of the ACCC's Consumer Consultative Committee.

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Dr Rosalind Dubs, Gary Gray, Joycelyn Morton and Paul Rizzo have been reappointed to the board of ASC Pty Ltd (formerly the Australian Submarine Corporation). Dr Dubs and Mr Rizzo have served on the ASC board since 2013, while Mr Gray and Ms Morton took up their roles in 2017.

Dr David Kemp is set to depart as chair of the Old Parliament House board. The former Howard government minister became inaugural chair of the new board in 2016, after serving for more than two years as chair of the Old Parliament House Advisory Council.

Former Clerk of the House of Representatives Bernard Wright - who has been appointed for a further three-year term - will serve as acting chair.

Simon Crean has also been appointed to the Old Parliament House board for a further one-year term.

Parliamentary Budget Officer Jenny Wilkinson has also told the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate she is resigning, as of January 27.

Linda Ward and Colin Brown will act in the role of Parliamentary Budget Officer until a permanent replacement is made by the Presiding Officers.

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